**BUSINESS ANALYST**
**Reports to**: VP Business Analysis and Systems Delivery
**Location**: San Pedro Garza Garcia, N.L., Mexico
**Job Assistance**: Hybrid Scheme (3 Days at home, 2 at the Office)
**Duties**
Collaborate closely with Developers, Project Manager and other Stakeholders e.g. Actuaries, Geospatial Scientists, PMO, etc. to ensure that detailed requirements meet the business needs, such as:
- Deliver the right functionality in the right way by owning and driving the functional definition, gathering requirements, design, implementation, and delivery in partnership with the Development team.
- Review, accept, and prioritize feedback and new requirements from project stakeholders.
- Ensure that team deliverables meet agreed upon standards for quality and non-functional requirements, and that the product meets the stated business need.
- Own, prioritize, and maintain the product backlog, including definition of epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Serve as the "voice of the user" with the delivery team by representing the user's perspective throughout the product lifecycle.
- Collaborate with a cross-functional team of designers, business analysts, developers, testers and others to develop and execute against product roadmaps and release plans.
- Conduct gap and impact analysis.
- Manage changes to specifications in accordance with industry standards and processes.
- Continuously communicate with internal stakeholders the prioritization of the product backlog and the status of development efforts via product demos, release plans, and other means.
- Conduct research, plan, and establish appropriate documentation & estimations for future projects.
- Create and distribute project/product documentation (such as status reports, user flows/stories, developing wireframes, user guides, etc )
- Lead / Assist Sprint Planning, facilitate Sprint Demos and attend other Scrum meetings.
- Schedule and hold backlog grooming sessions with the development team.
- Proactively contribute to the quality of the product by seeking and proposing new or alternate approaches to address product needs.
**Required Skills and Experience**:
- 4-6 years of relevant experience as a Business Analyst. Insurance knowledge and experience a plus.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, to break down business requirements into detailed user stories and acceptance criteria
- Understands system development life cycle (SDLC) and project methodologies.
- Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Responds well to change and handles multiple demands and priorities effectively
- Works well independently.
- Effectively meets deadlines.
- Develops good working relationships and responds to customers in a timely and accurate manner.
**Desired Qualifications**:
- Bachelor's Degree.
- MS Office experience
- Insurance knowledge in catastrophic modelling, geocoding, property and casualty.
- Data Analysis Experience.
- Knowledge of Jira/ Service now would be helpful.